#552D21#552D21

#552D21 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.063 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D21
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 33)
HSL	hsl(14, 44%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(14, 61%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 61.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.40, 17.01, 15.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.40, 23.19, 42.79°)
OKLab	oklab(34.61% 0.0497 0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(34.61% 0.063 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.9596, 3.9184, 1.9337)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D21 #214955

analogous

#55212F #552D21 #554721

triadic

#552D21 #21552D #2D2155

tetradic

#552D21 #2F5521 #214955 #472155

square

#552D21 #2F5521 #214955 #472155

split-complementary

#552D21 #215547 #212F55

monochromatic

#160C09 #291610 #552D21 #814432 #AD5C43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#552D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#552D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D21

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D21	1.00	11.77	1.78	11.77
#FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373320

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413B20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D262A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.063 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88665c',
    500: '#552d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d21;
$custom-light: #88665c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.846,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34606,
    "c": 0.06262,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D21

secondary

#497A89

accent

#B6D454

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0604

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D21

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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